Common joins Kate Mara, Edie Falco in "Leavey" war dramaDecember 16, 2015 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Common has been drafted to join Kate Mara and Edie Falco in Leavey, the LD Entertainment film about Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex who saved lives searching for roadside bombs during two tours in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, Deadline reports. The film is being directed by Blackfish‘s Gabriela Cowperthwaite. LD Entertainment will finance, as it did with the upcoming films Risen and Anthropoid. Common, who won an Oscar for Selma, will play the role of Sgt. Gunney Massey, the Gunnery Sergeant in charge of the kennels at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The script is by Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, and Tim Lovestedt and Jordan Roberts. Mara plays Leavey. Common will next be seen in the Warner Bros/D.C. Comics launch Suicide Squad with Will Smith and Jared Leto, and will star opposite Keanu Reeves in John Wick 2. He recently wrapped Barbershop 3. Photo: Getty Images Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |